Free Republic

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, according to the U.S. Navy. The collision happened around 11:46 p.m. while both ships were moving in the Mediterranean Sea. There were no reports of flooding or injuries aboard the carrier and the ship's propulsion systems were not damaged, the Navy said in a statement. None of the crew on the merchant ship, the Besiktas-M, were injured either, according to a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that...